An overview of the genus Xylocarpus.
The article deals with the chemical constituents isolated from all the Indian species of Xylocarpus viz. X. granatum, X. moluccensis, and X. mekongensis. A total of about 70 pure compounds of different classes have been covered. The article describes the biosynthetic pathway of limonoids and sources, bioactivities and chemical and physical constants of the different classes of compounds.
Lakshmi
Vijai
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Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India. vijlakshmius@yahoo.com
Gupta
Poonam
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D006801:Humans; D029582:Meliaceae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013045:Species Specificity